grandly

1. ADV You say that someone speaks or behaves grandly when they are trying to impress other people. 堂而皇之地[表不满]

He grandly declared that "international politics is a struggle for power."

他堂而皇之地宣称“国际政治是一场权力斗争。”

2. ADV You use grandly in expressions such as "grandly named" or "grandly called" to say that the name of a place or thing makes it sound much more impressive than it really is. 堂而皇之地(称为)

Lucille's home was very grandly called a chateau, though in truth it was nothing more than a large farm. 露西尔的家美其名曰称为城堡，尽管实际上跟一个大农场没什么区别。